Tim Brighouse Obituary – “He made us proud to be teachers”

There is the nature of Ofsted and what happens to some inspectors who are given such power when inspecting schools.

There is the isolation that heads in particular can feel, not only during an inspection but in their daily working lives.

Many councils across the UK, including Brighton and Hove, declared a climate emergency in 2019.

Uniquely, Brighton and Hove had the commitment and vision to see that education is the key to us finding the solutions to address this emergency.

This Blog by Bridget Knight describes the ways in which Teachers skills are being eroded and what can be done to reassert the values of education.

An explanation of the structure, expectations and value of the Music Hubs described in our recent Out of the Box Newsletter.

Music can be the beat and rhythm which helps drive so much of learning. The concern is that music education in English primary schools is in peril.

It is great to hear that Keir Starmer is addressing some key issues which were also highlighted in the 2023 OST Report in his recent education speech to improve opportunities for all children.

Local authority advisers used to work with schools to mitigate the worst excesses of government imposition, allowing the establishments to creatively develop an environment conducive to expanding learning appropriate to the children in their schools.

All of us have more than a passing interest in assessment but the first thing we have to consider is why are we testing children so much?